TECH FLASH FDA oversight on food imports should leverage other countries’ resources GAO report suggests FDA use a comparability system like the USDA’s FSIS applies Wayne Labs November 28, 2012 Unless it gets help from other countries, enforcing FSMA’s import regulations will be a challenging and expensive task.Read More
Hallmark Meat Packing Co. CA Slaughterhouse to Pay $300,000 in Settlement The USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef from the slaughterhouse. Shane O'Halloran November 19, 2012 The USDA recalled 143 million pounds of beef from the facility.Read More
California's Proposition 2 California Egg Farmers Challenge Constitutionality of Proposition 2 Egg farmers claim the law is too vague. Shane O'Halloran November 19, 2012 Egg farmers claim the law is too vague.Read More
Ahold USA Ahold USA to Build New USDA-Certified Meat Facility in Harrisburg Region The 162,000-sq-ft facility will be built in Cumberland County, PA. November 16, 2012 The 162,000-sq-ft facility will be built in Cumberland County, PA.Read More
TECH FLASH Prop 37 goes down swinging in California election Consumers have a right to know what’s in their food, but this proposal was flawed. November 13, 2012 Had it passed, food and beverage processors would have been required to list GMO ingredients on the label. There are other solutions.Read More
TECH FLASH USDA reports 14.9 percent of American households are food insecure October 5, 2012 The 2011 numbers are the highest since UDSA began recording this data in 1995.Read More
TECH FLASH USDA’s FSIS releases updated Listeria guideline September 25, 2012 Intended for inspection program personnel, the revised guideline addresses sanitation, testing and prevention of cross-contamination of post-lethality, exposed RTE products.Read More
TECH FLASH Food safety guides for groups most vulnerable to foodborne illness August 28, 2012 USDA and FDA partner on food safety booklets to help those with compromised immune systems prevent foodborne illness.Read More
TECH FLASH Source of E. coli O145 infection still a mystery July 24, 2012 So far, source is unknown, and there have been no recalls.Read More
TECH FLASH Ground beef recall hits Wyalusing, PA plant July 23, 2012 This is not the first recall for this particular facility.Read More
